hello, as per the forum rules, I'm posting in here to introduce myself. Not much to say really, I'm learning Greek as a hobby in my spare time, and I'm here because I've hit a few bumps along the way. I didn't realise it was going to be so difficult to get help...I guess spammers ruin it for everyone

I am David. I'm 31 and live in Florida. I took three semesters of Greek back in college working through the Hansen and Quinn text. We read part of Plato's Apology in the second year, but I didn't have any more time in my schedule for Greek classes after that. It was a shame, as I enjoyed Greek classes the most out of any of my subjects in college.

Now, I am trying to get back into Greek. I went through Beetham's Learning Greek with Plato to brush up and am now slowly working through Plato's Symposium through Geoffrey Steadman's version. I would like to become fairly competent in reading Greek, and might move on to Latin as well at some point.

This looks like a great community. I have to admit that at times I feel a little lonely as no one I know shares my interest in Greek.

I'm just a dude interested in Learning some Latin and wanted to thank some guy for posting the answer sheet. I was having some trouble with a few sentences and wanted to see how good my translations were.

I intend to learn both Latin and Ancient Greek, because why the heck not?

Hi!I'm a first year Latin student, using Wheelock's Latin.I'm realy hoping to someday be able to read, speak, and write in Latin, but for now, I'll settle for passing my class!I chose to learn Latin because I have always had a love of history- especially ancient history.I'm so glad that I found this site- I think it will help me quite a bit!

Hi,Can't say exactly why I wanted to learn Latin, but I find discovering the roots of English and French words very interesting. I am also the person creating the answer key to the Beginner Latin book - still hoping to find some editing help! Thanks for proving the PDF, I find the book more helpful than some of the current Latin textbooks.

Vale!I just registered and I introduce myselfI'm Lucius48, that is Lucio and was born (no shame) in '48 in ItalyMilano me genuit, Saudi rapuere, tenet nunc Bangkokl'Italiano e' la mia lingua di nascita, e il latino e' un (ora) piacevole ricordo delle mie medie e del liceo, ma.. ..... but my acquired language is English, I left latin to the time of my high school, and I was now, in the (early!!) autumn of my life, interested in reading some of my old ancestors language, so here I'm now, looking forward to put some new light to my early memories..I'm a civil engineer, interested in cooking, stamps and recently in butterflies.Hope you will accept me in !!

my name is elison and i am 45 years old married with 2 kids I am very interested in learning the Greek Language and culture.i been traveling to Greece several times and i love the language sound,the weather and the butifull beaches.

I am a licensed Physical Therapist and I would like to study medicine in the near future. I'm still saving for it. Meantime, a friend suggested that I study the rudiments of Latin because a lot of medical terms have Latin origin.

Salvete! My oldest daughter and I are studying Latin with Wheelock 7th edition over the next two years. She is just beginning high school. We intend to use the various extensions readers in the years following as well as some of the materials available on this site.We are also studying greek with Athanaze Book 1 with the intention of using Book 2 next year and Homeric Greek by Pharr the third year. I have previously studied Koine Greek in my seminary studies.My wife and younger daughters are beginning with "Getting Started with Latin" and will be able to begin working with Wheelock once I have completed it with our oldest.Looking forward to linking up with some other teachers, students, and perhaps families who value the classics! thanks!

Hi! I am a new member, and I am sorry because I don't speak English well enough - I am from Ukraine. But ancient Greek language is exist! So - Εὐδαίμων εἰμὶ πάνυ πυθέσθαι ὅτι οὔκ εἰμι μόνος ἑλληνομανής!

I can offer one thing -my friend has created for me a greek polytonic keyboard for android-system, is it interesting for someone? This message and the following letters I printed on my Samsung Galaxy SII:ἀἁἂἃἄἅἇᾰᾱᾡᾧᾒἢΰῧἳϝϛϟϡϜ...

I use Koine Greek for Bible study on a regular basis (Both the NT and Septuagint) and dabble in Ecclesiatical Latin a bit (I also speak Spanish, French, and Italian so Vulgar Latin is familar and intelligible even without having studied it formally).

Hello and thank you for creating and maintaining this site. I am learning ancient greek so that I can read the many wisdom traditions that have been recorded in this language. At the beginning of the year I started learning the alphabet and pronunciation from the Berkeley site. I tried several textbooks on my own but didn't get traction with the language until I started working with a tutor in person. In addition to on-line and text resources, how about a human resource list? Based on my experience, it is worth traveling to spend a week or so with someone who is able to check pronunciation, answer questions on the spot and guide the learning process.Hap

Hap: I'm glad you found your way here I hope you find the forum a useful place for getting questions answered, although I'm happy to keep working with you in person. I agree that meeting with a live person is the better option if you have the chance. If you don't get a response here about the suggestion for section of the forum for connecting with study partners/tutors whatever, you may want to post another thread; I'm not sure how many people read the introductions.

I'm not here looking for answers but am bored out of my mind and hope to be helpful... that being said I have been accused of being TOO helpful, so I apologize in advance if this happens.

I took 6 years of Latin in College and 4 years of Ancient Greek. My Professor at University was a student of the Pope's Head Latinist, Father Reginald. "Reggie" would write us postcards -- it was tons of fun!

Right now I give private Latin lessons and tutor those struggling in Latin in my area. I think this has helped me to understand the disconnect that occurs between Professor and Student -- since I tend to be an interpreter during the tutoring sessions.

Please let me know if I can help in any way! R. ManskerP.S. Is there a way to upload files or send files to people? I have been working on some Latin texts and created some very useful charts that explain and simplify the language a lot!

~~~I will apologize now for being a Yank. Please do not let me bad English grammar and spelling deter you from talking to me :D ~~~

Neil Davidson wrote:04 July 2011I collect antique maps which strains my linguistic skills - notably the Latin ones - which are limited to 'O' Level Latin obtained many decades agoCan anyone help me with the full version of what seems to be a Latin ?dedication and consecration? (of a map, a book etc) "L. M. D. C. Q."?I am already grateful for your attention!Neil Davidson

I'll be off to seminary in a little over a year. I've been interested in learning Greek for the past couple of years. I've dabbled a little bit with Greek. I have "A Primer of Biblical Greek" by Croy and "Elements of New Testament Greek" by Ray Summers.

My main interest is in learning Koine for New Testament and Septuagint purposes. Although, I'm now thinking of learning Attic Greek first because I see the value in being able to read other texts (plus I love to read anyway). I like being able to read original writings because I often find that second hand information isn't always that reliable.

Hi everyone! My name's Michael and I'm currently studying Latin, specifically Ecclesiastical Latin. I'm somewhat of a beginner at Latin and I'm mostly studying it to be able to read liturgical books. If I manage to become at least semi-proficient in Latin, I'd like to study Greek to expand my knowledge of liturgical languages.

The Classical world captivates me enormously, especially the Greek elements. I have been learning Attic Greek for a couple of years, and I am nearly at the point where I can read the Socratic dialogues of Plato in the original with some help from a dictionary.

I love ancient languages and am familiar with the basics of Latin, Akkadian, Hebrew, Old English, Sanskrit and a few others. However, my unequivocal favourite is Greek. I have a few of the Loeb bilingual books, and thoroughly enjoy reading the comedies of Aristophanes. They are not only earthily funny, but have an immediacy of engagement with a Classical Greek mind I haven't quite found in the more serious plays of Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides.

Greek philosophy is incredibly exciting. The "scientific" approach of the Ionic philosophers that survives is a window on ancient minds at the cutting edge. But my ultimate hero is always going to be Socrates. The earlier dialogues in particular, where he knows nothing except his own ignorance, are more than profound. The ones that end in aporia remind me somewhat of zen koans, where one realises that one's mind is of the realm of language and description rather than of reality. I also find Socrates' espousal of non-violence even to one's enemies truly beautiful.

It is my hope that this site will enable me to learn more about beauty of classical languages, and I humbly hope also to be able to help others in this regard.

I am both a student and teacher of Latin and Greek and I certainly enjoy a grammatical puzzle. I plan to branch out from Attic and read some lyric poetry, or anything which falls outside of the Xenophon/Thucydides/tragedy I'm teaching this year. As for Latin, my goal is to work on my prose composition, which I haven't done since leaving university a few years ago, and which has now become a little rusty.